St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-22
WOULD ARREST MGlLl.
Fayette Marsh Says Senator Castle Is
After the Governor.
IT WOULD BE A SENSATION
New Complications That May Arise
Out OF the Late Prison In
vestigation.

County Attorney Castle will not OBJ
jeet to change of venue in the Stor-
dock case" said Fayette Marsh yeSter-
day, unless it is proposed to take the
matter into strong Norwegian county.
So far as | am concerned, have no fur
Their connection with the criminal pro-
ceedings in this case, the MeSsrs. Castle
having assumed entire control.
cit is my opinion that the county at
tOrney is not after StordOck so much as
he is seeking for something to implicate
Gov. McGill in the penitentiary scandal.
and l am confirmed in this belief by
certain disclosures made within the
past two or three days. From what L
deem most trustworthy source 1t ap-
pears that when the statement of Mary
WeiSheir was obtained Gov. McGlll
showed it to upwards of hundred peo-
pie before the investigating committee
was appointed to examine into eX-
Warden Reeds management of the
penitentiary. Among those to whom
the document was shown were
the Pillsburys at Minneapolis. Sen
ator Davis and other leading Repub-
licans, and if this does not constitute
criminal libel then l do not know any
thing about the law. Hence no one
need be surprised to wake up some
morning and find in the newspapers
that a warrant has been issued for the
governor on this charge.
my course in instituting proceed
ingS against Warden Stordock, who by
the way is still in charge at Saltwater,
despite the assertions that he has
turned over the management of affairs
to Deputy Westby, was actuated as
public prosecutor representing the
county attorney, who was prevented
from attending to his duties by SICK
ness. Now he has taken the matter out OF
my hands and transferred the conduct
of the case to his brother. j. n. Castle,
who is anxious to show up the governor
in his true colors. He may delay. mat
tie RS until the latter gets his boom IN or
der for denomination, or preceding
the next election in Minnesota, and =
will take great pride in exposing the
deal which made Stordock warden, and
endeavored to smirch Capt. Reed. Not
that he cares anything particularly
about either of these two men. but ne Is
a good Democrat, and remembering
THE MARROW MARGIN
that McGill pulled through with. he Will
exert all his efforts to turn the state
into the Democratic column. 1T is use
less to expect that Gov. McGill will de
mand StOrd0ck'S resignation. for there IS
something between them hat has given
the warden a grip on the governor, ana
he will not let go until he puts on the
striped uniform. Then, and not till
then, will McGill cease to be afraid OF
his exposures, for no one will believe
convict, and especially one from the
Saltwater penitentiary.
''Still. it has furnished political capt.
tai to the opposition. and the Castles
will not stop short of Gov. McGills az
rest for malfeaSance in office, and there
will be no trouble in proving his guilt
in the Weishair affidavit, and that ne
showed it to people all over the state
with a view to breaking down Capt.
Reed. In the civil suit for damages
against Stordock that | have Inaugural
ted i'm behalf of eX-Warden Reed, L
claim $4,000. but not with the expecta-
ton of realizing that sum. since the
warden is poor man and only has
farm that we could reach, il a verdict
were given in our favor.
''There has been announced with
great flourish of trumpetS that pending
the trial of the charges against him,
Warden Stordock has turned over the
penitentiary to Capt. Westby, SO will
devote a little attention to that asser-
ton.
''As a matter of fact, Westby, not
being bonded official. has no right to
be entrusted with such a charge, and
Gov. McGill would be liable to indict-
ment for conniving at such an arrange
ment. if it existed, but to-day Stordock
is as much in control as ever. If Westby
signs check for anything it must be
countersigned by the warden before the
money can be obtained, and this is being
done every day. In my Judgment fair
trial of Stordock could be had in either
st. Paul or Minneapolis, and it is likely
that one of these places will be Sc
lected."